Mirror, mirror: testing 3D printing for space07 October 2014
Global space agencies have prioritised additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, as a technology with the potential to transform the way space missions are put together. But what still needs to be done to ensure 3D-printed products are genuin...

Clean Space – ESA’s response to environmental challenges25 September 2014
More than a hundred world leaders gathered at the New York climate change summit this week, with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stating the aim is ‘not to talk, but to make history’. It is not news that industrial pollution presents a ma...

Lemon juice: new ingredient for space designers?18 September 2014
Corrosion resistance and high strength put stainless steel high on the list of essential materials for satellite and rocket designers. Now ESA plans to investigate an alternative, environmental-friendly method of readying this important metal.